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Steve Darling on planning overhaul: housing in Torbay should be community-led, not dictated from Whitehall
Following the Government’s announcement of a new planning framework, which allows developers to bypass elected local councillors and requires councils to review green belt land, Steve Darling has…
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Steve Darling MP shows support for Guide Dog’s call for safer pavements
Steve Darling, Lib Dem MP for Torbay, showed his support for Guide Dog’s campaign for safer and more accessible streets at an event in Parliament.
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Torbay MP calls government dropping A&E wait time pledge an “insult to patients”
Liberal Democrat MP for Torbay, Steve Darling, has called the dropping of the government’s pledge to meet the A&E waiting time target of admitting, transferring or discharging 95% of patients within…
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Torbay schools must receive fair slice of new SEND funding, says MP
Local Liberal Democrat MP Steve Darling is urging the Government to allocate Torbay schools the funding they so desperately need following the announcement of extra funding to support pupils with…
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Torbay MP backs Parliamentary motion calling on the government to stop local Post Office closure
Liberal Democrat MP for Torbay, Steve Darling has backed a motion in Parliament calling on the government to block the closure of Paignton post office.
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Number of 12 hour waits at Torbay’s A&E shatters 1000 mark
Over 1000 patients have faced waits of 12 hours for A&E or more in Torbay and South Devon, shocking new figures have revealed.
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Torbay's "Dental Desert": MP Steve Darling Highlights Dire State of Dental Care
In a recent Westminster Hall debate, Torbay's Liberal Democrat MP Steve Darling shed light on the alarming state of dental care in the area, referring to it as a "dental desert." The situation is…
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Torbay MP: Exempt GPs and care homes from tax hike before they shut up shop
GPs and care providers in Torbay will be “pushed to the brink” without an exemption from the Budget’s National Insurance tax hike, Lib Dem MP Steve Darling has said
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Steve Darling MP Budget response: I will hold the government’s “feet to the fire” on Hospital funding for Torbay
Local Liberal Democrat MP for Torbay, Steve Darling has said the extra funding for the NHS announced in the Budget must deliver improved health services for local people, including through extra GP…
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Torbay MP calls for water regulator to be replaced with proper industry watchdog
Steve Darling MP has responded to the government announcing a new review of the water industry, by calling for the regulator Ofwat to be replaced.
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